Awards

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Competition night awards are in the form of certificates
Separate sets of awards are given to Group A and Group B members
Separate sets of awards are not given for color and mono images. Both types of images are equally eligible for all awards
Images in the highest 20% to 30% range of scores in each competition group are accepted for year-end judging and are awarded certificates
The highest scoring image in each class and any images with the same score will be given a Certificate of Excellence. The rest of the accepted images will be given a Certificate of Merit.

Three judges, who are not club members, select the images for year-end awards from the accepted images
Club members are not present at the year-end judging
Awards are announced and presented at the annual year-end banquet
Separate sets of awards are given to Group A and Group B members
Separate sets of awards are not given for color and mono images. Both types of images are equally eligible for all year-end awards
Gold, silver, and bronze medals plus certificates are presented to the first, second, and third place winners in both classes.
Honorable Mention winners are given certificates.